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Falls to Southern New Hampshire, 86-65
Sotirios Karapostolou records 23 points to lead Penmen

RINDGE, N.H. (December 2, 2001) - Franklin Pierce University
men's basketball team fell to intrastate rival, Southern New Hampshire University, by a score of 86-65 in Northeast-10 Conference action in the FP
Fieldhouse this afternoon.

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took a four point lead three minutes after tip-off, however, the Penmen went on an 11-2 run at the 11:53 mark of the first half to take a ten point lead. FP
struggled to recover and the Penmen took a commanding 20-point lead after making a 19-2 run with four minutes left in the half. The Ravens attempted to battle back, but the Penmen offense was too much for the Ravens.

Sotirios Karapostolou was unstoppable, as he sunk 10-for-16 (62.5%) from the field and 2-for-4 (50.0%) from the three-point line to lead all scorers with 23 points. Brian Larabee couldn't miss from the charity stripe, as he drained 11-for13 (84.6%) from the free throw line and 5-for-10 (50.0%) from the floor to tally 21 points. Carlington Bent led the Penmen defense with nine rebounds.

FPC's high scorer was Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) who registered 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Alfonso Payne (Boston, Mass./Boston Latin Academy) totaled a season high 13 points and six rebounds despite the loss.

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(3-2, 1-2 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday, when they travel to UMass Lowell for a Northeast-10 Conference matchup at 7 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (4-2, 2-2 NE-10) next hosts the University of New Haven on Wednesday for a non-conference battle at 7:30 p.m.